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To all whom t may concern: Beit known that I, G. MOORE PETERS, a citizen ofthe United States, residing at Xenia,

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5 haveinvented certain new and useful improve ments in Cartridge-Loading Machines; and I do declare the following to be a full; clear, and exact description of the invention, such'as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and'use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form apart of thisspecifieation. My invention relates to cartridge-loading machines, and is an improvement on that granted to ine in Letters Patent No. 360,013, of March. 29, ISS?. The main features of the machine therein described were a stationary table on which were placed the rarious iling devices, eight in number; an intermittingrotating table inside the'stationary table anden a. plane with it forcarrying the' cases containing the shells; a solid perpendicular central shaft actuating the devices on a stationary table; a hollow shaft surrounding as asleeve the solid shaft to which the rot-ating table is attached, and all operated. from beneath by a. single canrwheeh n The machine now presented simplilies mechanically 'the methods ior carrying'ont the prineiplesheretofore established. 1 The various devices `Will be described in de- *ail and in their general relation to each other, and as illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a top plan view of the drii'ing apparatus; Fig. 2, a top plan View of the devices for operating the rotating table; Fig. 3, a similar View ot the tables; Fig. 4, a top plan view of the table with the tilling devices; Fig. v5, a side elevation, partly in. section, of the actuating.mechanism; Fig. 6, a side elevation of the actuating mechanism with the filling devices removed; Fig. 7, .a front -vie'w of the Vactuating mechanism; Fig.' 8, Sheet a. sie View of the lereroperati ng slide; Fig. 9, Sheet 1, cross-section of the roller for operating said slide; Fig. 10,-Sheet 1, a section of the slideV bearing bolted to cross piece of the mainframe; Fig. 11, Sheet 2, a side section of one of the spring-catches. Fig. 12, Sheet 2, an enti eee tion of same; Fig. 13, Sheet 3, a side view of theactnating-lever W; Fig. 14,5heet4, a. plan view showing the eases midway between the the head bloeit; Fig. 16, Sheet 6,aseetional view ofthe frietienclutch; Figs. 17 anti i8, Sheet 7, side and end views, respectively, of the shaft enel ite cenneetion with the cross-frame; Fig. i9, Sheet 8, a side view of" the shell -feeder; Fig. 20, Sheet 8, a top view oi' the feeder; Fig. 2l, Sheet 8, a cross-section of the bridge on the feeder; Fig. 22, Sheet S, a detail View of the heel: on the feeder; Fig. 23, Sheet S, en end view ef the cage on the feeder; Fig. 24, Sheet 2*, a section of the shellplecer; Fig. 25,

9, a. side view of same; Fig. 2i', Sheet-9, e top view of saine; Fig. 28, Sheet 9. a sectional view of the opening'for ihe pass-age of Vthe shell to the filling-ease; Fig. 29, Sheet-.10, e. side View of the powder anni shot filling devices; Fig. 30, Sheet l0, a cross see-tion three gh the center ci .the machine; Fig. 3i, Sheet l0, a side sectional View showing the sloping hottoni; Fig. 32, Sheet l0, a top View of the hopper; Fig. 33, Sheet 10, a. top View ci' the base with ,the hopper removed; Fig. Si, Sheet 11, n sideview of the wad cutter and placer; Fig. 35, Sheet i1, a side sectional View of theautter with the remmer inside; Figs.. endg?, tcp sectional views of the cutter and heeft; block; Fig. 38, a top View of the levers for -operating the cnt-tels; Fig. 39, :i side View of the indenter; Fig. 10, plan View oi theslotted. arm-head;` Fig. 41, a top vien' of the remmer head and slotted arms; Fig. 42, sletail View of the indenter; Fig. 43,12. side vien el the ex-A tractor; Fig. 44, e. top jview of the supporting iframe and hearings tor'head-blocl; for tac eiitracting-rocl, and Fig. 45 a. top View of the ink ing-roller and actuating mechanism.

The seine parte are designa-teil eff the saine letters of reference thronghoet.

Referring more particularly te drawings, in Fig. the driving apperzitns is shown in wheel, A, a fricticmpnlle, to which a driving-belt is secured, meshing gear-Wheels C, which transmit movement to e. cani-wheel,D,

ing the central shaft, F, and the rollerG, for operating the horizontal slide H, which m turn actuates the lever I. Tiiehaith* is pro- Sheet 9, e. front view of same; Fig. 26, Sheety plan view, and consiste of a. ily or balanceiilliiig devices; Fig. 15, Sheet 5, a top View of YOO which in turn earriee the roller-E, for operatvided with suitable bearings, S. A castriron 'frame'. J, supports' these parts and 'rests on legs J. Theslide B', Fig. 8, is bentl downward at L, in order to bring the roller G on a line with the cutter of the camp-wheel D, and isforward bearing of said slide 'is bolted at R,

Fig. 10, to the cross-piece of the main frame J. The devices for operating the rotating table,

A Fig. 2, consist of a lug-plate, T, having eight lugs,U, carefully spaced on a millingmachine togive eight equal movements necessary to complete a revolution of the rotating table carrying the shell-cases. This lng-plate Yis connected tothe table by meansoi" the hollow shaft surrounding the solid central shaft, F. A lever,W, is pivoted about the hollow shaft, and has'a horizont-al'rnovement back and forth equal to one-eighthof arevolution. The outer end of this lever is provided with a sloping Springcateh, X, which as the lever moves forward takes hold of .the lugs U, causing plate T to turn. A As thelever W is thrown back ward, thel sloping slide of the catch X strikes the next lug and pushes the catch back into its socket until it gets behind the lug, when it again flies out ready to take a new hold. The lever Wis operated by theleverIt-hroughthe intervention of links Y. This link is screwthreaded at its ends, so that it may be-length-v eued'or shortened, as explainedin my former patent. 1t is necessary to stop the rotating table at one-eighth of,l its revolution and hold it eiractly at thatpoint while the filling devices are in operation. To. accomplish this two spring-catches, A and Z, are provided to embrace the lug U on either side. These catches have their bearings bolted to the crossl piece B of the frame of the machine, and are made adjustable by means of slotted holes, so that the catches can be set exactly to the point required. The catch Z acts horizontally and the catch A' perpendicularly, A stopping the movement of thelug-'plate and Z preventing its rebound. It will be seenthat catch Z is operated in the same manner as catch The catch A is raised over the lugs by metiisof the arm G,exteuding from the lever XV, which strikes thesloping side of the catch, lifts it as lever V is thrown back, and holds it up until the lug-plate is moved forward, carrying th'e rejected lug underneath 'it, when the catch drops and is again ready to be struck by the next lug. The slope of the catch A and the manner in which the arm C strikes and lifts it are more fully shown in detail, Fig. 11. The speed at which the lnggplate T revolves would cause the lugs U (if not prevented) to strike the catch A with such force as to jar the machine. .'To prevent this an air-cushion connected with catch A is. provided. This consists of a horizontal cylinder, D, placed at a proper angle with reference to the circular movement of the lug-plate T. The cylinder is solid at its rear end,excepting a smallapertureinto which is fitted astop-eock, E,"to regu,

late the escape of air. This cylinder is smoothly bored, and into it is fitted an air-tight piston, A

F', Fig. 11, and to this piston is attached the catch A. It is necessary to set this piston or draw it out for-each lug, so that it may be driven back against the air-cushion when it is struck. This is accomplished -by the arm C', which not only lifts the catch A', but carries it forward to theopposite -edge of the lng by taking hold of the notch or shoulder G'. The catch A', .extending above and below the piston, requires a slot, as H', Fig. 12, to beV cut through the cylinderof suiiicientlcngth to accommodate the movementin and ontof piston F, and also serves to `hold catch A in a perpendicnlarline. At thcsamctime the bearings of the pistou are preserved throughout its movement. A crank or level', l', is arranged at one side of the machine for the convenience of the operator in throwing in or out the friction-clutcl1 which takes hold of the pulley il.

In Fig. 13 I have aside view of lever XV, showing the mannerin which the arm C'vis attached and the general slope-of the casting,the lever being cast with one-halfof the boxing J', which surrounds the hollow shaft V.

The stationary table, Fig. 3, supports the filling devices, and within this rotates atablc, L', to which are attached the eight cases M. for carrying the shells during the operation of filling. These cases are open attop and bottom,

and do not differ materially in structure from y those described in Letters Patcnth'o. 360,043. Asv here shown, the cases are supposed to stand under the various tilling devices. To show the intermediate positions I will refer to Fig. 14, where the cases are supposed to be standing midway between the illingdcviccs; exposiug to view openings in the table, -as follows:

N represents the opening through' which the .shell-placer (hereinafter shown) thrusts the .shells up intothe' lcases M' asinto the breech of a gun; O", the openings for carrying thc shells from the hopper` to thcshell-placer; 1)',thcopening through which the shells when loaded are extracted from the cases. As in my former patent, I iirst start with a placed shell and then. traverse the variousv filling devices to tlieextractor. The arrangement of the filling devices placed in their proper order is shown in plan, Fig. Starting with the placer Q?, a

shell is thrust upward into the holder, next' passes to the powder-filler R,'t.lien to paste board-w- 'l cutter and placer S', thence to the felt wad cutter andplacer T,.ncxt to the shotller U, thence tov pasteboard-wad 4cutter and placer V', then to indenter XVQand, dually, to extractor X. All of these devices are attached.

teau oetagonal head-bloem?, onv top of the i sssfaos tionary vtable are removed. l

'Referring to Fig-.5, Disthecamwheel,in which play rollers E and G, the former operating the central shaft, F, and the latter the rotating tableL". lhese rollers are actuated by the cam Z'. This cam hasa variation in dnd ont from the center of onr inches. lt is arranged on quarters. Two quarters conform to the center-one near it, the other four inches farther away# oneof .the ether quarters bringing the .rollers toward the center,A the other takinglhem from the center.' The rollers are also arranged on quarters at right vangles to each other, E at .theftop firing the shaft Fa perpendicular movement, side giring the slide H a horizontal movement. Thus it .will be seen that when rollerA E is in movement roller C- is at rest, and vice versn. The roller E and shaft F are key-ed io east-iron base A2, which has two arms or prongs having bearings on the cross-piece J. This gives steadiness tothe roller E while being acted upon by the 'cam and prevents the shaft from turning. shaft also has bearings through the hollow shaft V, and extends through the boss G2, Gasten the rotating table L', and having at its upperv end the octagoual head-block Y', resting on a ers I,eonneeied with the slide H. These slots serre as cams for moving the' lever I. This method is adopted in order to'give ease to the starting and stoppingof the rotating table L'. It is also necessary in order-io operate the aircushion D', which requiresa slowing' 'down of the movementas the ai r-eushioniseompressed. This lever is capable of being lengtheued or shortened by means of the oar E'F,slidiiig in and out of a socket, and is heid by the setscrew F". The link Yhas universal-joint eonnections,by

which the perpendicular und horizontal eircular movements of the levers l and 1V are aeconnnodared to each other. The toothed delige G, east on the under side of therotalmg table L', is for the purpose of operating the feedwheels of the. wad-cutters.

In Fig. G the manner in which .the catch XV of the lever W takes hold of the lugs U is more clearly shown. So is also the toothed flange G2V H is an end viewef the support of the rotating table L', with its attachments of hollow shaftV and .lug-plated?. I'z gives the con- This- The lever I is of pe nectiou between the crank-lever lan'd the friction-pulley-B. In Fig'. 16 I have a sectional View of the manner in which the friction-clutch J'2 takes hold of the pnl-ley B.

In Fig. 7 there is shown more fully the connection cf lever l2 with 'the clutch'di; also a side view of the base A'l of shaft F with spread or prongs i32 and connection-of roller E( (Vide also Figs. 17 andlS.) K2 shows the divisions of lever: I into the two blades before described.

'W' is the 'lever for throwing the lng-plate T; X, the catch for taking hold oflug U; J', the

'fastening to. hollow shaft; C', the arm extending from lever W for striking the catch A and operating the air-cushion D', and Z the catch for preventing rebound, ifs support being attached to cross-frame B.

rotating table'l'lI being bolted at both ends o the cross-frame E. A

Having described the general mechanism for attaching thetable carrying the shell-holders, I will now describe the apparatus for' deliver- ,ing the shells to the holders.

'The shell-feeder (shown in side View, Fig. ld) is intended to be placed in the secondstory of the factory, or at a considerable elevation above the machine. It may be operated bya The relation ofthe j two catches is here seen, the supportV H2 of the belt connected with the shaftof the cam-wheel D, or by means of other-connections more directly with the d ri vingpowor. The main features are substantially snch as described in my former patent. The new features are a wire cage, M, for conducting the shells, thus perrnittingthe operator to see ift-he feeding is being properly done; a hook, N2, for detecting and arresting a shell that may be entering wrong end' foremost.; a tilting bridge, O2, for

,throwing out shells arrested' by the hook N2,

oran excess of shells, should the feeding be done fast, and a returningbelt, P2, for carrying back to the original hopper any shells that may be thrown-.out by the tilting bridge O2.

'go lengthwise. The trough is shallow at the upper part ir order that should there'be more than one layer of shells the riders will'be forced vto roll oil, and, falling into the trough T2, are

Carried back to the hopper Q2. To' prevent riders, it is desirableto place thehopper on an incline, so iliat they will tend to l'all back. This may be assisted by placing a feather or small broom inthe trough, so as to keep the riders brushed back. 'The-shells should all go butts foremost.` To turn 'those that go open. end. foremost, 'the'same sort of tilting device is provided as in my former patent, and here shown at U2. Should any fail to turn and con tiuuo on'open end forward, the hook N2 wil-1 IXO catch in the-,openend and arrest the shell. To l better expose the open end to the hook, the

' bridgeO2 is elevated somewhatabove the cage M2, thus permitting the shell that has'passedv .j ustable balance, W", which is so adjusted that :the lopening O' into the shell-placer.

when three or four shells get onto the bridge at once the bridge tilts, spilling the shells into the trough Tito be carried bac'lt tothe hopper Qby the returning-belt P. This extra accumulation of shells occurs when the cage M 2 is full, or when the hook ll'z arrests a shell.

No accumulation ot' shells must be allowed at the point Ui, else the dropping' of shells will be prevented. The cage M curves downward from the bridge and descends perpendicularly onto thc table lifdepositing the shell through The pnlley Xf, Fig. 20, shows the cross=belt neces` sary to actnate the returning-beltll?2 as driven by the pulley carrying the feed-belt Si. Au enlarged crosssection ol'tbe bridge O2 is shown in Fig. 2l, as well as the adjustable balance W, pivot Y2, and the relation of trough T2 for catching tilted shells. An enlarged end view of cage h 2, the hook N, and arrangement of the four wires Z`Z is shown in Figs. 22 and 23.

The shells having been brought to, the ta-r ble, it is necessary to describe the shell-placer.

A side sectional view of the placer is shown in Fig. 2t. The shells are fed butts downward into the pocket ofthe block A3, which, by means of suitable bearings, horizontal movement back and forth like a shuttle. tom, depending on the bcar'ing B3 to close the aperture below. The depth and width of the pocket are such as that it will accommodate a single shell at a time. \Vhen the 'shell has dropped into it,t.he block Ai is moved forward until lthe pocket is directly under the- This shell-case lli and over the piston C3. piston starts to move at the same 'time that block A3 does, and comes againstth shell just as itgets over it,4 and, continuing upward,

' shores the shell through the opening N' into it and returned.

the shell-case M. The piston and block are then returned to their former positions ready to repeat the operation. They are actuated 4in common by the donbleblades D. YThe pis.

ton is directly attaehrd,as at E3, but the block is connected by means ot' a pin or roller, F3, playing in the eaiu-slot G3. As the blades D3 move upward they carry the pistou the entire length ot` their movement, which is regulated bythe distance necessary for the pistou to do its work. The upper slanting portion (which muy be straight or ogee) of the slot Gr3 throws the block forward into position, where the lower and perpendicular portion of the slot holds it while thepiston is carried up through The. blades D3 are operated hv the levers H3, (two in number, to allowthe t ent.

has a sliding- The pocket is open at top and bot- .cage M to pass betweem)l counectedby' links and arm with the head-block Y on the central shaft, When ,the block A3 is movedfor ward, thebearing surface I at the top of same becomes a cut-o` for closing the cage M', thus preventing the dropping of shells until the pocket, emptied, returns. The placer, with the relation of the parts as just described, is shown in front view, Fig. 25. The placer, as

it appears below vthe'table, 'with the bearings J3 ofthe blades D, is shown inside View, Fig. 26.A These blades also have bearings cut in 'the table through which they pass. The open ing O' in thetable, with the arrangement of the wire cage about it, is shown in plan, Fig.

l Fig. 2S, is the opening through which the shell is shoved up into the case M', the spring-catches K holding the shell until the Vcase is moved forward.

I now come to the filling apparatus.

The main "featuresof the powder andshot filling devices are alike. The hopper L3, Fig. 29 containing the powder, (or shot,) is circular in form. `On the upper end ot` the powderhopper is cut 'a thread, M, for screwing on a tube or pipe to extend up through the door 'above and near the roof, where an opening is provided, through which the powder may expend its 'force in case of Aan explosion. A levr, N, operates the feed and is connected with the head-block Y. This lever may be actuated directly, asv here shown, or by means of an ogee slot,` as described in my formerp'at- O3 is a ratchet-wheel for operating the' feed, and may'have Adirect connection with lever N or by means of an intermediatelever, P3. A emboli" blade, Q, prevents discharge when not desired, the movement Abeingin and out.

The shellfcase M receives the shell. Thehop per L3 is bolted to the baseiRi, which in turn is bolted to the stationary rfable K. This is not only a base for the hopper, but contains the feed apparatus, now'abo'ut to be described. The feed-wheel S3, Fig. 30,..contans openings T3, four or more in number, for receiving powder and shot and delivering' them iiito the shell, one opening being brought over the shell with each movement of central' shaft. These are graduated bynxeans of the slides Ui, which bend 'down into vthe cavities and enlarge' or diminish themL-as shown iii-previous Letters Patent, or they may be the entire thickness of the wheel. The feed-'wheelss has a horizontal movement and is operated bythe ratchet O by means of beveled gearing V.

W3 is a wheel lying on top'of fecdwheel S,

Za is a sloping bottom cast in hopperLa to guide, the powder' or shot down to the feed-v izo of it. This is especially intended for theshot hopper to keep the great weight oli' the feed? wheel S3. Fig. 3l is a side sectional view.

' I have here better shown the sloping .betteln Z3 and the iiange A. I have also the location' and relation of the cutoff' Q1. It will be seen that it slides just underneath the feed-wheel S3 and closes or opens at'thc bottom the feed;

.holes Tl, as may be desired.

B' is an opening in the base R, just over where the shell-case Mslands. Throughthis opening the powder or shotis delivered into the shell as each feed-opening 'P or feed-wheel S3 comes over it. o

In Fig. 32 I have a top view looking down into hopper L3; Z", sloping bottom; S, feed wheel; T, feed-opening; U3, gage-slide. lZ" is so shaped that while one ofthe ,feed openings Ta is delivering the others are being filled and packed, thus always insuringa full and accurate measure.

In Fig. 33 I have a top view with the hopper L3 removed, leaving the base Bwith itsv embedded parts, exposed; S3, feed-wheel with feed-openings 'I3 and gngeslide U3. There is shown more clearly the gage-wl1eel `Ws,with cam-slots C, taking hold of pins Din gageslides U3. lt is evident that as the gage-wheel is turned one way or the other the slides are moved in or out, thus tending to close orenlarge the feed-openings.

E* shows the opening down into the shell underneath; Q, top view of the cut-oli' and its location. 4

Fig. 34 presents side view of the wad cut ter and placer. Three are used on the machine-two for pasteboard and one for feltthe three being essentially the samedevice. This wad cutter and placer consists of a tubular cutter, F, for cutting the wad, and an interior solid ram'mer, G, for carrying the wad when cut down into the shell and ramming it home, said rammer moving back and forth in-A side the cutter, thejcutter cutting against a a hard belI-metaL-die.- There are also feedrollers H4 for feeding the wad-strips I, operated by ratchet J through the intervention of bell-crank leverK, which in turn -is oper ated by the toothed dange'Gz on the rotating ltable L', all oi which is substantially as set forth in Letters Patent No. "360,043, Figs. 26, 27, and 28, page 5. principles there set forth. The only changev here made is in the method of operating the tached tc thehead of the cutter Fi is a cam, say, for one-third of its length, with bearings U'.

There is no change in the on eitherside of the arm. These have their pivot in the standard at N, and are' operated by a piu in the arm playing in slots, as at 0*. It 1s necessary to carry the cutter down through the wad-strip 1*, cutting the wad,

then to hold it (the cutter being too large to enter the shell) while the rammel', continuing on, places the wad and returns-within the cut- .'ter, when both ascend together, as described in Letters Patent above named. Thisl action of the cutter is produced by means of a camsiot, P", in which plays a pin or roller, Qj, at-

This slot a. slope graduated so as to move the cutter downward the proper distance. The rest oi' the slot conforms to the center N, so holding the cutter where the cam left it till the rammer continues ou, completes its` work, and returns, when the cam portion again operates to carry the cutter up along with the rammer,

the rammer having the continuous movement rctly. To this end atelltale, R, is provided and placed on one or more of the wad cutters and placers. It consists 'of a bell to be struck whenever there is an inaccuracy in the load,

calling the attentionof the operator tothel fact. the rammer descends this collar may be made at any desired point to strike the lever T4,

which has on its outer end a clapper, causing it tov ily up and strike the bell; or thelever T' may be made to touch a button, setting ol an electric bell. TheV lever 'l is pivoted to an arm which extends back and iinds Ou the rammer G is a collar, S.

orv down by screw V. The manner of oper'- Thisarm is made adjustable up ating isthis: Ascertain exactly where rammer be struck by the collar S, and the bell will sound the alarm. I

Fig. 35 is a side sectional view, showing the cutter F, with rammer G inside, all as about to descend on the wad-strip I4. Here is seen the manner in which the rammerfi4 is attached to the arm L4 and operated. vX* is a head cast on the outer end of arm L4, which contains a coil-spring, Z, and serves as asocl'ret for the upper portion of the remmer G, which passes througlrit. Y* is a shoulder on the rammer. This serves to prevent the rammer r from dropping out of the socket. A t the saine time itfurnishesabearingfsurface for thcspring Zt. The spring is regulated in its tension by the nut A5. This nut is hollow and furnishes a bearing for the upper part of the rammer. It will thus be seen that the pressure onthe load can exactly be regulated by means of the nut A5 and spring'Z; also, that thespring when set will always be compressed toa given point fora given load. lf, therefore, .the load 1S short in any way, the spring will force the remmerto go farther down in the shell, so causing the collar-S* tostrike the bell, as before described. To canse the arm L4 to move perfectly true and steady, a bearing, as B5, given itin the-standard. Like bearings are also given the head-block of the cutter F* at C". These may be more clearly seen in Figs. 36 and 37, which are top sectional views. To

avoid slipping on the wad-strip and to compel? the rollers H` to move together, they are geared i of the arm I?.

Fig. 39 presents a side viewr of the indenter 'for making Vthe indentations for holding the last wad. The tripod F5, attached to the rammer G5, for carrying the indenters H5, with the bent bars l5, forv throwing samein-and` out, the depressions in the bottom of the rammelcon` forming to the indenting points, the spring J5 in the table on which the shell. rests during E for operatingthe indenting-pointsand tripod' for carrying same. The bent bars l5, for'th'rowing the -.indenters 'in and out, are attached di` rectly to the arm K5 at L5, and are continuous with its movement. The diiicult thing to do is "to, nieve the rammer G5, carrying the tripod F5,.` down a certain distancefnamely, to vthe point where the load is properly compressed-.-4 and there hold it steady ,while the indentingpoints are'V being'jthrown in and withdrawn. To `accomplish this, two cam-slottedl arms, M5, are bolted to the arm K5, one. on either side. 'lhe slots N5 in those arms are horizontal apart ci' the way and finally curve up into a perpendiculei.` line. In theseslots play pins or rollers O5, attached to levers P5,which also have curved slots Qwhich, by means of pins playing therein-these pins being solidly attached to the flattened head .R5 of the vremmer(l5-- operate the ramme'r and tripod. The ram merhead R5 has bearings in the arm-headS5 of the arm K5, there being slots in arm-head through which the pins pass that work.: in slots-Q5 in lever P5, said slots being of sufficient length to accommodate the movement of therammerG5. (See T5, Fig. 40.) It will be seen thatfas the arm K5 descends it carries with' it the levers P5, and so the remmer G5, with tripod F5,"un-

l til the pins'05 reach the perpendicularportien of the slots N5, (being the point at which it is desirable to compress the `load,) where the levers P5, with ralnrnerand tripod, are held's'tationarym'hile the arm K5 continues on, thrusting the 4indenters H5 in and withdraw'- ing them' by'means' ofthev bent bars l5, when the pins O5, reaching the curved and horizontal portion of the slots N?, all are carried up together to their original position. Y It is the' intention to use the spring only inl case of j an accidental overcharge of pc'vder or shot, being strong enough not to give with an erdinary load and pressure. To accommodate the varioussized loads,a setscrew, U5,is used to raise and lower the slotted arms There X5, which supports the pivots of levers P5.

Fig. 4l is a top' view showing arrangement of slotted arms M5 and relation to leversP It' is shown here by dotted lines how the pin Y5,

takes hold of the leversfl?. I have here also shown the bearings Z5 in the arm K5 forthe remmer-head R5. v

Fig.- 42 gives a diEerent-shaped indenter which was designedto cut simply the bottom ofthe indentation and shove it in over the wad. The object of this new indenter is to cut the top as well as the .bottom of the indenta` tion, so that the indentation may be shoved in thought to be desirable in some instances. ATo .accomplish this, the knife-like edges A are provided at top and bottom of indenter.Y The edge Be in this case is perpendicular, instead of slanting,as formerlyrepresented.

. -After the indenter has complet-ed its workr there is nothing to -bedone butto print the designation. of the load` and extract the cari tridge from the shell case. This' ,is accom*-V plished bythe extractor, Fig. 43, `a side view of which is here given. The cartridge isis also forthe'same purposes. regulatingscrew, V5, and set-screw W5,which takes hold of block passing through the flattened ram nier-head1?, 9o

xfronul that shown in previous Letters Patent,

at theitop as well 'as the bottom-a. form shoved out of the case M' through-the hole'P' in the 'stationary table K by means of theexf tracting-rod Cwhich is caused to move downof the extracting-rod is such asf-toy preventits striking and 'crushing the indentations over the wad. It hasv abe'aring. for its lowerendv through the projecting .support D5. The up* per end is fastened to thehead-block E",which has bearings in'` the frame F. It is 'necessary1 to give .the extractilig-'rc'1 o longermovcnicnt than is afforded-by the shaft F.' Thisis fue; complished by the; intervention of thieileyer;

ward `with the central shaft?. ,The diameter* G6, operated zbythe arm H. As shownin wad, .the designation of the load, is done in the act of extracting the cartridge by means' ofjah;` adjustable die, 12, on the end ofy thecxtracti-gf rod. The only Vchange here is inV the' manner o f inking the die. `This is done by mearisfof;`

the hiking-rollerJi," madeoffelt or other abjV sorbent ycapable of' 4holding 'a considerable previous Letters Patent, the printing on the,

quantitycf ink, passing over the die as the extracting-rod descends. This is eitectedby the arms K, supporting theroller being so pivoted, as at If', that' the roller is pushed aside and so rolled across the surface of the die by the descent 'et the vextracting-rod. To throw the vroller back when the cxtractingrod returns and to hold it Iirmly'against the die, a

spring,asl\fI,is providec,which bends around jection or pin, is provided to hold the roller o. Y Fig. 44 gives top view showing the support lng arms or fr'ame F" and the bearings in same of head-block E of extracting-rod; Fig. 45, :ditop view of inkingroller J, with'supportingaris K and actuating-springs M6.

' I'aving th us described my invention, what I claim, and dcsircto secure by Letters Pat-ent, 1s`

l. In a cartridgeloadng machine, the com binat-ion, with the actuating mechanism and a. central shaftaetuated by :team-wheel provided with eccentric guideways and with in-and-out trends aboat'a quadrant apart, of a roller for operating said eeptral shaft anda roller for operating a horizontal slide, each engaging such eccentric way, and said slide being connected with and operating a lever, I, in a reciprocating manner by means of --rollcrsat the outer end of said slide playingin an ogee slot o'r slots in said lever, thc other end of the lever being connected to nicehanis'm'for rotating a shel1snpporting table, as and for the purpose set forth.V

2. In a cartridgeloading machine, the combination, with a horizontal slide,H, having rollers P connected thereto, of the adjustable lever I, having slotted blades engaging the rollers, said slots being ogee in shape and acting 'as cams to impart motion to the lever I through theintervention ofthe rollers, and intel-mediate connections between the lever I and the revolving shell-carrying table, as land for the purpose set forth.

3. In a eartridgedoading machine, the comb inatiomwith the centra-l shaft and its actuating mechanism, of a hollow shaft and rotating table secured thereto, a lug-plate having lugs corresponding to the shell-eascs, said lug-plate being connected with the table by `means of a hollow shaft, as and for the purpose set forth.

4. In a cartridgeloading machine, the combination, with the central and hollow shafts aud their actuati'ig mechanism, a rotating shellsupporting table, and a lug-pla`te connected thereto, of a lever pivoted to a hollow shaft having-thc extension C', for operating the cat-chv A, and the springcatch X, for engaging successively' the lugs on the lug-plate and pushing them till caught and held by the catches Z and A', as and for the purpose set forth.

'. 5. The conibinatiomwith the rotating shell` carrying table of a cartridge-machine, of the lug-plate connected thereto and havinglugs U, a lever, W, pivoted on the shaft Vof the lug# plate, having-an arm, C', extending therefrom and connected with suitable operating meehanism,l and two spring-catches, A Z, carried by the frame of the machine and embracing the lugs in succession, one catch acting hori- 'zontally and vthe other perpendicnlarly, so as to stop the 1movement of the lugplate and preventits rebound, as and for the purpose set forth.

l 6. In a cartridge-loading machine, the combinatiou, with the rotating table and lug-plate connected thereto, ot an air cushion or chamy ber provided with a piston engaged and actuated by the lugs successively, whereby the liar of thelug-plate and rotatingtableis prevented, asset forth.

7. The combination, with a rotating table, its lug-plate, and actuating mechanism, of `a catch, A', provided with a piston moving in and ont of the air-chamber, the lugs on the lug-plate, when the latter is,rotated, alternately coming into contact with the catch, said cylinder having a slot to accommodate the sliding movement of the piston and hold the catch in position, as and for the purpose 'set forth.

r 8. In a cartridgedoading machine, the combination, with the driving mechanism, of a cam-wheel having variations from its center arranged in quarters, and intermediate -connection between such cam-wheel and a rotary shell-carrying table, and the reciprocating shaft which support-s the loading implements, whereby these parts are alternately operated,

as setforth.

right angles and alternately, one roller giving i the' central shaft a. vertical movement, the other giving the slide a. horizontal movement, and such slide being in operative r `non IOO with the rotary shell-carrying table, i r nd for the purpose set forth. y

10. In a cartridge-loading machine, the com binatiomwith the central shaft, a hollow shaft surrounding the same, and slide, H, having rollers P connected thereto and engagingarotary cam on the driving-shaft, of the adjustable lever I, having slotted blades engaging the rollers, said slots acting as cams to impart motion to the lever I through the interven tion of the rellersand by intermediate connec tion to a rotary shell-supportingtable.carried by the hollow shaft, substantially as and for the purpose set forth. y

1t. in a cartridge-loading machine,a shellfeeder consisting of a hopper gradually minishing in width and depth fron1 the receiving to the discharge end, a conveying and return belt, awire cage for conducting the shells 

